Sometimes you just need to scream!!!

[envirotex]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

As the 32 pages I have written, is now lost somewhere inside my computer, I find that I have an extreme dislike for Microsoft Office. Why doesn't the world use Open Office?

 

[Exception Collection]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

As the 32 pages I have written, is now lost somewhere inside my computer, I find that I have an extreme dislike for Microsoft Office. Why doesn't the world use Open Office?

Because in Org's attempt to meet MS Office's criteria, it's even more buggy.

 

[envirotex]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

As the 32 pages I have written, is now lost somewhere inside my computer, I find that I have an extreme dislike for Microsoft Office. Why doesn't the world use Open Office?

Because in Org's attempt to meet MS Office's criteria, it's even more buggy.

At least they admit to their faults, and allow for some attempt at correction...

 

[Exception Collection]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

As the 32 pages I have written, is now lost somewhere inside my computer, I find that I have an extreme dislike for Microsoft Office. Why doesn't the world use Open Office?

Because in Org's attempt to meet MS Office's criteria, it's even more buggy.

At least they admit to their faults, and allow for some attempt at correction...

True.

Actually, the main reason is support. Nobody's sure if Org or the variants will keep support for a long time. Also, inertia.

My wife (a transcriptionist) uses MS Office because it supports the addons she needs (a medical reference library, and some custom software used by her clients).

 

[cdcengineer]

I've used open office for the past two years. It has some bugs, but it's better than dealing with MS...

 

[knight1fox3]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
As the 32 pages I have written, is now lost somewhere inside my computer, I find that I have an extreme dislike for Microsoft Office. Why doesn't the world use Open Office?

Not sure which version of MS Word you are using, but most of the new packages (2003 and newer) have auto-save and recovery options that you can set. Pretty easy to recover a lost document now with MS Word. But as with all software programs, it's good practice to save often.

 

[snickerd3]

WTF!!!!!! internet filters have now begun blocking weather.com as a "personal" page

I'd like to be able to check the weather for the coming week to see if I want to head out to the field or not.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Try noaa.org.

 

[Exception Collection]

WTF!!!!!! internet filters have now begun blocking weather.com as a "personal" page
I'd like to be able to check the weather for the coming week to see if I want to head out to the field or not.

Not only that, sometimes you need to look it up to verify conditions at inspections. Sure, it'll be a little off, but unless it's supercold it'll be accurate enough for an above-grade epoxy inspection (for example)

 

[snickerd3]

*%&*#& most of the day meeting and the people running it sent out an agenda but then didn't really stick to the agenda, becasue it was more of just ideas, not what they wanted to discuss...they didn't really know what they wanted to talk about....

 

[Master slacker]

So I came into work this morning with a plan to knock out days worth of paperwork in one day. No emergencies, no turnaround, nothing. Sweeeeet.

Boss calls a 30-minute meeting to discuss his latest priority... which means it's my latest priority... Meeting lasts (still ongoing, lunch break) 3 hours. I'm not even the damned focal point for the work, but I'm dragged in nonetheless.

Guess who won't get any paperwork done today. :brickwall:

 

[snickerd3]

but at least you have something to do!

 

[Master slacker]

I'd rather be working on my priorities, though. Not someone else's.

 

[Exception Collection]

I'd rather be working on my priorities, though. Not someone else's.

Got to work a few minutes late. Came in to a message from a repeat client; he'd swung by first thing. Get ready to call him and apologize.

Get a call from another client. The letter I wrote yesterday, to get the inspector to pass a foundation, didn't fly with the inspector. And the inspector's schedule is set at 9, which was only about 15 minutes away at that point in time.

The regular client comes in hands me a set of plans, and is trying to talk to me... and I couldn't get him to stop. Urgh. 5 minutes till 9...

Called the inspector, found out that the reason it didn't work is that the contractor had lied to me. The reinforcing hoops as the inspector measured were 1" larger in diameter than what had been specified. Contractor insists the inspector's wrong. So, I went out and verified - they're both wrong, they vary within 1/2", all over the maximum diameter that would allow them to have their clearance.

Got back, took a call from a contractor that wanted to know if a double 2x could be substituted for a 3x in a tightly-nailed wall (answer: No, because the tiedown requires a 4x)... for a project I didn't work on.

That's my day so far. Oh, and yesterday I stayed late to make sure I had something ready for a client, but he's not going to be able to make our 1 PM meeting and will see me Tuesday instead.

Edit: And as I hit submit, I get a call about how the contractor's already installed 3 "Red Head" bolts instead of Simpson ones I specified... in a specification that said "no substitutions without prior approval" (seismic loading, potential cracked concrete issues). Of course, it didn't specify WHICH Red Head bolt... I think there's a few, like Simpson has several.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

We don't allow Red Heads at all on our project, although that hasn't stopped the contractor from trying.

We all prefer blondes, but the specs allow brunettes too...

 

[Exception Collection]

We don't allow Red Heads at all on our project, although that hasn't stopped the contractor from trying.
We all prefer blondes, but the specs allow brunettes too...

You know, that flashed through my head when I told the contractor that the red heads looked good, this time.

Some of my favorite women of sci-fi: Gates McFadden, Patricia Tallman, Gillian Anderson, Karen Gillan. Gee, I wonder what they have in common...

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

It was a half joke, half truth. We really don't allow Red Heads.

 

[Exception Collection]

It was a half joke, half truth. We really don't allow Red Heads.

Honestly, I don't like them much myself. I generally specify Simpson, Powers or Hilti, and if I get to the job site and they have Red Head, I check to see if it's a seismic-related bolt. If it is, I don't allow substitution. And I *do not* allow for the substitution of Epcon for SET or HY epoxies without in depth review of the criteria, regardless of bolt purpose.

That said, it looks like their new Tru-bolts are decent.

Heh. My boss is still upset over the whole cracked/uncracked concrete issue ACI issue. Previously, he'd given us (the other designers and engineers) instructions to never specify wedge anchors unless it's a bolt with pure shear. Then all of a sudden the local jurisdiction was accepting Wedge anchors but not epoxies, until they got them checked with cracked concrete. And they're very slow at doing that.

 

[Master slacker]

Despite my boss' best efforts, I was able to get some work done.

 

[envirotex]

Lawyers editing technical papers is never a good thing. You cannot just substitute the word oranges for the word apples just because you don't like apples.